A protein called Akt2 or Protein Kinase B plays an important role in maintaining glucose balance, possibly leading to a drug target for preventing Type-2 diabetes, Yale researchers report in a study published in the June 1 issue of Science. “When we...
A national group of gastrointestinal pathologists have set new criteria for determining when effects of acid reflux disease are likely to develop into cancer of the esophagus, says Marie Robert, associate professor of pathology at Yale School of Medicine...
Leptin, a hormone known for its hunger-blocking effect on the brain, operates in a more complex way than previously thought, researchers from Yale and The Vollum Institute find, possibly leading to development of drugs that can better interfere with...
Howard P. Forman, M.D., vice chair of finance and administration in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Yale School of Medicine, has been awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship. He is one of six fellows chosen from around the...
A letter recommending that current National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines on stem cell research remain intact was signed by members of Yale’s Interdisciplinary Bioethics Committee and sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G....
Pasko Rakic, the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine, recently gave the 71st James Arthur Lecture on the “Evolution of Neocortex: Lessons from Embryoarcheology” at the American Museum of...
Two researchers at Yale School of Medicine, Pasko Rakic, M.D., Ph.D., and Richard Lifton, M.D., have been selected for the medical research awards of The Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation. The foundation annually recognizes three researchers for...
Almost 80% of Down syndrome cases can be detected with a new non-invasive formula using a ratio of skin thickness and limb measurements, Yale researchers report in a study published in the May issue of American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This...
Although it is well documented that using beta blockers is effective in preventing a subsequent heart attack or death, not all hospitals are prescribing them widely for complicated internal reasons, a study by researchers at Yale concludes. B-blockers...
In the one of the largest learning differences observed between the sexes, a Yale researcher has found that female songbirds learn new songs 60% faster than male songbirds, increasing understanding of how hormones might affect learning. “The results...